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... and they were where traders ciuld stay for up to 3 nights free of charge, they had areas to store secyrely there goods and animals but weird they stil smelt of camel. we eventually made it to our hotel in cappadocia. our wake up call was 4am the next morning so that we could go hot air balloon ing over the farytale chimneys. we were very fortunate that we were able to go up as winds have meant there hasnt been much flying lately, another tour group staying at our hotel who ...

... its leash while the handler shouted and swore and waved it towards the bags), and stowed again.

At 10pm we were off. "Freedom!!" my three compartment-mates were yelling. "Tomorrow we can drink beers!" Before that happy event though, we had to change from the Iranian train (no bar) to the Turkish train (yes bar). You would think they would have made the change at the border when we were all standing around waiting, but no. At midnight, we arrived at the shores ...

... The landscape defies description; it is a surreal moonscape. There is underground city, an extensive maze of dwellings and churches connected by tunnels and steps. There are 8 levels, going deeper and deeper, but you can visit only 4. Again, created by Christians in the 1st century, for protected living. There were about 5,000 people living there which is astounding. It's not known how long they took to build a city like this, but to hand carve a ...

... actually knew where it was. Everybody kind of had a clue but nobody knew for sure.

After walking for a while we found a really good map, just to realize that we passed both valleys without actually seeing them. In that moment it was around 16.30 and it would take us quite a lot of extra time to go back, plus the mood wasn’t the best, so we decided just to keep walking and go back to the hotel.

... much detail in rapid-fire broken English, punctuated frequently by him asking us whether or not we’re bored! Just in case we miss anything, he promises to email an electronic copy of his guide, which duly appears in our inbox even before we make it back to Istanbul!

Byzantine Christians between the 4th and 11th centuries created underground cities, monasteries and churches by carving out many of the rocks of Cappadocia. It was also an ideal ...